25 Shows You Want Remade or Revived Now!

Which TV shows would you remake or revive if you were a TV exec? Any ideas in this gallery strike you as particularly astute? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

Firefly

Originally Aired: 2002-2003

How You'd Bring It Back: "Done according to how Joss Whedon actually wanted it done, in the correct order, and not in a death timeslot." --NerdHerder

The Facts of Life

Originally Aired: 1979-1988

How You'd Bring It Back: "Mindy Cohen as the new house mother." --qj201

The West Wing

Originally Aired: 1999-2006

How You'd Bring It Back: "Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) comes back as the President or Vice President. He's had a few hard knocks and now he's the one who has to make the tough calls -- and he can't afford to be as idealistic as he was under President Bartlett." --Colleen

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Originally Aired: 1983-1987

Why You'd Bring It Back: "Scarecrow and Mrs. King would be at the top of my list! Watching the last season recently, I realized the similarities to Castle and Bones." --Soupy

The Tick

Originally Aired: 2001-2002

Why You'd Bring It Back: "The resurgence of superhero culture makes it the right time for a Tick revival: And hey, Patrick Warburton is still young and funny enough to reprise his role!" --Biff

Jack & Bobby

Originally Aired: 2004-2005

How You'd Bring It Back: "I'd love to see a new version of Jack and Bobby. It was awesome when they weren't trying to shove it into the box of a late-'90s WB show." --Talmidge

Life

Originally Aired: 2007-2009

Why You'd Bring It Back: "Life was way ahead of its time. Even its stars, Damien Lewis and Sarah Shahi, were ahead of their time!" --sladewilson

Grosse Pointe

Originally Aired: 2000-2001

How You'd Bring It Back: "This short-lived WB dramedy, set behind the scenes of a 90210-esque TV series and written by Darren Star, should have been a huge hit. Bring it back, with Irene Malloy reprising her role as Hunter Fallows, who has now been relegated to a supporting "parental" role, while the new batch of hot twentysomething actors playing high-school students get up to all sorts of mischief in Hollywood. Unlike the first incarnation, nothing can be kept secret from the press thanks to social media, and anything could happen!" --Allan

Eli Stone

Originally Aired: 2008-2009

Why You'd Bring It Back: "I just finished rewatching Eli Stone. It definitely ended too soon. I guess it was just a little ahead of the TV musical craze." --Nicole

Veronica Mars

Originally Aired: 2004-2007

How You'd Bring It Back: "Veronica Mars as an FBI agent -- the concept that was pitched to The CW [for Season 4], but they were too stupid to pick it up!" --Jean Ann

The Sing-Off

Originally Aired: 2009-2011

How You'd Bring It Back: "The cult fanbase of NBC's The Sing-Off is still heartbroken over its cancellation. The meteoric successes of Season 3 winners Pentatonix and the film Pitch Perfect film have generated new interest in a cappella as a means for creatively reinterpreting current Top 40 hits. If The Sing-Off was retooled as more of an Arrangement-Off, featuring a cappella groups tackling electronic dance music and dubstep and electronic pop as well as Top 40, it could find new success and break all sorts of exciting new ground." --Kak

Alias

Originally Aired: 2001-2006

How You'd Bring It Back: "Not a remake, just a revival – I couldn't bear to have different actors for Sydney, Vaughn and Jack." --Rach

Party of Five

Originally Aired: 1994-2000

Why You'd Bring It Back: "I wanna know what happened with the Salingers [in the last 13 years]." --Fernanda

Quantum Leap

Originally Aired: 1989-1993

How You'd Bring It Back: "I would love to see the power team of Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse take on a reboot of Quantum Leap." --David

Bewitched

Originally Aired: 1964-1972

How You'd Bring It Back: "How about a modern version where Darren could be a house-husband?" --Jax Bereux

The Pretender

Originally Aired: 1996-2000

Why You'd Bring It Back: "The Pretender is a concept that was ahead of its time, and I've long wondered what that show would be like if it was made now instead of 1996. While the cast was a huge part of what made that show so fantastic, and I have a hard time imagining it with different actors, it's the kind of show that would be truly exceptional with modern production values and technology." --mlj102

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Originally Aired: 1997-2003

How You'd Bring It Back: "Bring it back with a younger slayer and Buffy as her watcher/trainer."-- April

"Or call it Slayers and focus mainly on one or two title characters, with Xander as a watcher." --Gail

The Adventures of Brisco Country Junior

Originally Aired: 1993-1994

Why You'd Bring It Back: "My sons and I loved that show. So sad it only lasted one season!" --@mom2busyboys

A Different World

Originally Aired: 1987-1993

How You'd Bring It Back: "Set it at Hillman College with new students, and favorite characters [from the original] as deans, professors and parents." --LaLa

MacGyver

Originally Aired: 1985-1992

Why You'd Bring It Back: "People still use the term 'MacGyvering' when building gadgets out of nothing." --Folliot

Boomtown

Originally Aired: 2002-2003

Why You'd Bring It Back: "Boomtown was great, complex television that might have come a few years too early. Its Rashomon-esque storytelling style, though, would be a great fit on an edgy cable channel in 2013. FX and AMC, are you listening?" --Rhonda

M.A.S.H.

Originally Aired: 1972-1983

How You'd Bring It Back: "It would need a new title to reflect a modern field hospital in perhaps Afghanistan or even Vietnam during that war, but it would need the vibe of the original. No TV show has so perfectly captured the pathos of life and death, the dark comedy, the suffering and the beauty of the human moments that come with it all. This one has been greatly missed." --MaryAnn

Wonderfalls

Originally Aired: 2004

Why You'd Bring It Back: "I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say Wonderfalls. So short lived, so much potential." --Mackdazzle

Lost in Space

Originally Aired: 1965-1968

How You'd Bring It Back: "I really want a Lost in Space reboot, but without the campiness. If done right and taken seriously, it could be really great." --Lauren

Full House

Originally Aired: 1987-1995

How You'd Bring It Back: "With the revival of Boy Meets World, why not pair it with a revival of Full House? It would be great (minus the Olsen Twins)." --Leigh

Which TV shows would you remake or revive if you were a TV exec? Any ideas in this gallery strike you as particularly astute? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

Firefly

Originally Aired: 2002-2003

How You'd Bring It Back: "Done according to how Joss Whedon actually wanted it done, in the correct order, and not in a death timeslot." --NerdHerder

The Facts of Life

Originally Aired: 1979-1988

How You'd Bring It Back: "Mindy Cohen as the new house mother." --qj201

The West Wing

Originally Aired: 1999-2006

How You'd Bring It Back: "Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) comes back as the President or Vice President. He's had a few hard knocks and now he's the one who has to make the tough calls -- and he can't afford to be as idealistic as he was under President Bartlett." --Colleen

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Originally Aired: 1983-1987

Why You'd Bring It Back: "Scarecrow and Mrs. King would be at the top of my list! Watching the last season recently, I realized the similarities to Castle and Bones." --Soupy

The Tick

Originally Aired: 2001-2002

Why You'd Bring It Back: "The resurgence of superhero culture makes it the right time for a Tick revival: And hey, Patrick Warburton is still young and funny enough to reprise his role!" --Biff

Jack & Bobby

Originally Aired: 2004-2005

How You'd Bring It Back: "I'd love to see a new version of Jack and Bobby. It was awesome when they weren't trying to shove it into the box of a late-'90s WB show." --Talmidge

Life

Originally Aired: 2007-2009

Why You'd Bring It Back: "Life was way ahead of its time. Even its stars, Damien Lewis and Sarah Shahi, were ahead of their time!" --sladewilson

Grosse Pointe

Originally Aired: 2000-2001

How You'd Bring It Back: "This short-lived WB dramedy, set behind the scenes of a 90210-esque TV series and written by Darren Star, should have been a huge hit. Bring it back, with Irene Malloy reprising her role as Hunter Fallows, who has now been relegated to a supporting "parental" role, while the new batch of hot twentysomething actors playing high-school students get up to all sorts of mischief in Hollywood. Unlike the first incarnation, nothing can be kept secret from the press thanks to social media, and anything could happen!" --Allan

Eli Stone

Originally Aired: 2008-2009

Why You'd Bring It Back: "I just finished rewatching Eli Stone. It definitely ended too soon. I guess it was just a little ahead of the TV musical craze." --Nicole

Veronica Mars

Originally Aired: 2004-2007

How You'd Bring It Back: "Veronica Mars as an FBI agent -- the concept that was pitched to The CW [for Season 4], but they were too stupid to pick it up!" --Jean Ann

The Sing-Off

Originally Aired: 2009-2011

How You'd Bring It Back: "The cult fanbase of NBC's The Sing-Off is still heartbroken over its cancellation. The meteoric successes of Season 3 winners Pentatonix and the film Pitch Perfect film have generated new interest in a cappella as a means for creatively reinterpreting current Top 40 hits. If The Sing-Off was retooled as more of an Arrangement-Off, featuring a cappella groups tackling electronic dance music and dubstep and electronic pop as well as Top 40, it could find new success and break all sorts of exciting new ground." --Kak

Alias

Originally Aired: 2001-2006

How You'd Bring It Back: "Not a remake, just a revival – I couldn't bear to have different actors for Sydney, Vaughn and Jack." --Rach

Party of Five

Originally Aired: 1994-2000

Why You'd Bring It Back: "I wanna know what happened with the Salingers [in the last 13 years]." --Fernanda

Quantum Leap

Originally Aired: 1989-1993

How You'd Bring It Back: "I would love to see the power team of Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse take on a reboot of Quantum Leap." --David

Bewitched

Originally Aired: 1964-1972

How You'd Bring It Back: "How about a modern version where Darren could be a house-husband?" --Jax Bereux

The Pretender

Originally Aired: 1996-2000

Why You'd Bring It Back: "The Pretender is a concept that was ahead of its time, and I've long wondered what that show would be like if it was made now instead of 1996. While the cast was a huge part of what made that show so fantastic, and I have a hard time imagining it with different actors, it's the kind of show that would be truly exceptional with modern production values and technology." --mlj102

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Originally Aired: 1997-2003

How You'd Bring It Back: "Bring it back with a younger slayer and Buffy as her watcher/trainer."-- April

"Or call it Slayers and focus mainly on one or two title characters, with Xander as a watcher." --Gail

The Adventures of Brisco Country Junior

Originally Aired: 1993-1994

Why You'd Bring It Back: "My sons and I loved that show. So sad it only lasted one season!" --@mom2busyboys

A Different World

Originally Aired: 1987-1993

How You'd Bring It Back: "Set it at Hillman College with new students, and favorite characters [from the original] as deans, professors and parents." --LaLa

MacGyver

Originally Aired: 1985-1992

Why You'd Bring It Back: "People still use the term 'MacGyvering' when building gadgets out of nothing." --Folliot

Boomtown

Originally Aired: 2002-2003

Why You'd Bring It Back: "Boomtown was great, complex television that might have come a few years too early. Its Rashomon-esque storytelling style, though, would be a great fit on an edgy cable channel in 2013. FX and AMC, are you listening?" --Rhonda

M.A.S.H.

Originally Aired: 1972-1983

How You'd Bring It Back: "It would need a new title to reflect a modern field hospital in perhaps Afghanistan or even Vietnam during that war, but it would need the vibe of the original. No TV show has so perfectly captured the pathos of life and death, the dark comedy, the suffering and the beauty of the human moments that come with it all. This one has been greatly missed." --MaryAnn

Wonderfalls

Originally Aired: 2004

Why You'd Bring It Back: "I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say Wonderfalls. So short lived, so much potential." --Mackdazzle

Lost in Space

Originally Aired: 1965-1968

How You'd Bring It Back: "I really want a Lost in Space reboot, but without the campiness. If done right and taken seriously, it could be really great." --Lauren

Full House

Originally Aired: 1987-1995

How You'd Bring It Back: "With the revival of Boy Meets World, why not pair it with a revival of Full House? It would be great (minus the Olsen Twins)." --Leigh

Which TV shows would you remake or revive if you were a TV exec? Any ideas in this gallery strike you as particularly astute? Hit the comments with your thoughts!